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MINISTER FOR LABOUR 1919-1922

#	Name	Took Office	Left Office	Party
1.	Countess Markievicz	April 2 , 1919	January 9 , 1922	Sinn Féin
2.	Joseph McGrath	January 11 , 1922	September 9 , 1922	Pro-Treaty Sinn Féin
3.	Patrick Hogan ''(acting)''	July 17 , 1922	September 9 , 1922	Pro-Treaty Sinn Féin

MINISTER FOR LABOUR 1966-1993

#	Name	Took Office	Left Office	Party
1.	Patrick Hillery	July 13 , 1966	July 2 , 1969	Fianna Fáil
2.	Joseph Brennan	July 2 , 1969	March 14 , 1973	Fianna Fáil
3.	Michael O'Leary	March 14 , 1973	July 5 , 1977	Labour Party Gene FitzGerald ''(1st time)''	July 5 , 1977	December 16 , 1980	Fianna Fáil
5.	Tom Nolan	December 16 , 1980	June 30 , 1981	Fianna Fáil Liam Kavanagh ''(1st time)''	June 30 , 1981	March 9 , 1982	Labour Party Gene FitzGerald ''(2nd time)''	March 9 , 1982	December 14 , 1982	Fianna Fáil Liam Kavanagh ''(2nd time)''	December 14 , 1982	December 13 , 1983	Labour Party Ruairi Quinn	February 14 , 1986	January 20 , 1987	Labour Party
8.	Gemma Hussey	January 20 , 1987	March 10 , 1987	Fine Gael
9.	Bertie Ahern	March 10 , 1987	November 14 , 1991	Fianna Fáil
10.	Michael O'Kennedy	November 14 , 1991	February 11 , 1992	Fianna Fáil
11.	Brian Cowen	February 11 , 1992	January 12 , 1993	Fianna Fáil
12.	Mervyn Taylor	January 12 , 1993	January 21 , 1993	Labour Party

shows Ministers who held both the Labour and Public Service portfolios at the same time.

MINISTER FOR EQUALITY & LAW REFORM 1993-1997

#	Name	Took Office	Left Office	Party
1.	Mervyn Taylor ''(1st time)''	January 21 , 1993	November 17 , 1994	Labour Party
2.	Máire Geoghegan-Quinn	November 18 , 1994	December 15 , 1994	Fianna Fáil
	Mervyn Taylor ''(2nd time)''	December 15 , 1994	June 26 , 1997	Labour Party
4.	John O'Donoghue	June 26 , 1997	July 8 , 1997	Fianna Fáil